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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Trinamool Leads As Counting Of Votes In Bengal Rural Polls Underway
The latest trends indicate that Trinamool Congress is leading in over 3,068 gram panchayat seats in West Bengal while the BJP is ahead in 1,151 seats as of 12.30pm, State Election Commission officials said on Tuesday.
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Highlights: Trinamool Holds Big Lead, BJP Distant Second
The counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat polls to nearly 74,000 seats in West Bengal began on Tuesday morning amid tight security, officials said.
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Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal
Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.
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Bengal Governor To Submit Report On Panchayat Poll Violence To Amit Shah In Delhi
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday flew to New Delhi, where he is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the state, an official said.
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Death Count In West Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Rises To 15
The death count in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.
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Border Force's Big Charge After 13 Killed In Bengal Rural Poll Violence
Despite repeated requests from the Border Security Force (BSF) on sensitive polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission didn't provide any information on such booths to the central security forces, a senior BSF official said.
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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2 Children In Bengal Pick Up Crude Bomb Mistaking It For Ball, Injured
Two children were injured in a blast in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday which happened when they picked up a crude bomb from the roadside mistaking it to be a ball, officials said.
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Bengal Governor Visits Violence-Hit District Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday visited violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district and met family members of a man who was killed during an incident of firing on June 27, ahead of the July 8 rural polls, an official said.
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Over 2 Lakh Nominations Filed For Bengal Panchayat polls
A total of 2,36,464 nominations have been filed for nearly 74,000 seats in the three-tier panchayat election scheduled in West Bengal on July 8, a senior official of the State Election Commission (SEC) said.
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Bengal Man Killed, 2 Critical In Firing Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
One person was killed and two others were critical after being allegedly shot in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Thursday when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls, officials said.
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Opposition Leaders "Stopped" From Filing Bengal Panchayat Poll Nominations
Several incidents of clashes were reported from different parts of West Bengal, as unidentified people allegedly attacked opposition leaders while they were on their way to file nomination papers for the panchayat polls, a senior official said.
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West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Gatherings Banned Near Nomination Centres
The state election commission (SEC) has directed all district magistrates and superintendents of police to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CRPC in an 1-km radius of all nomination centres of panchayat elections, an official said.
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3 Shot Dead In Madhya Pradesh's Bhind Over Panchayat Poll Rivalry
Three persons were shot dead in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday allegedly due to enmity caused by last year's panchayat poll results, a police official said.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Trinamool Leads As Counting Of Votes In Bengal Rural Polls Underway
The latest trends indicate that Trinamool Congress is leading in over 3,068 gram panchayat seats in West Bengal while the BJP is ahead in 1,151 seats as of 12.30pm, State Election Commission officials said on Tuesday.
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Highlights: Trinamool Holds Big Lead, BJP Distant Second
The counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat polls to nearly 74,000 seats in West Bengal began on Tuesday morning amid tight security, officials said.
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Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal
Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.
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Bengal Governor To Submit Report On Panchayat Poll Violence To Amit Shah In Delhi
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday flew to New Delhi, where he is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the state, an official said.
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Death Count In West Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Rises To 15
The death count in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.
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Border Force's Big Charge After 13 Killed In Bengal Rural Poll Violence
Despite repeated requests from the Border Security Force (BSF) on sensitive polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission didn't provide any information on such booths to the central security forces, a senior BSF official said.
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"There'll Be Detailed Scrutiny": Bengal Poll Body Official On Violence
Bengal State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible re-polling after receiving reports from observers and returning officers.
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2 Children In Bengal Pick Up Crude Bomb Mistaking It For Ball, Injured
Two children were injured in a blast in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday which happened when they picked up a crude bomb from the roadside mistaking it to be a ball, officials said.
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Bengal Governor Visits Violence-Hit District Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday visited violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district and met family members of a man who was killed during an incident of firing on June 27, ahead of the July 8 rural polls, an official said.
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Over 2 Lakh Nominations Filed For Bengal Panchayat polls
A total of 2,36,464 nominations have been filed for nearly 74,000 seats in the three-tier panchayat election scheduled in West Bengal on July 8, a senior official of the State Election Commission (SEC) said.
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Bengal Man Killed, 2 Critical In Firing Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
One person was killed and two others were critical after being allegedly shot in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Thursday when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls, officials said.
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Opposition Leaders "Stopped" From Filing Bengal Panchayat Poll Nominations
Several incidents of clashes were reported from different parts of West Bengal, as unidentified people allegedly attacked opposition leaders while they were on their way to file nomination papers for the panchayat polls, a senior official said.
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West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Gatherings Banned Near Nomination Centres
The state election commission (SEC) has directed all district magistrates and superintendents of police to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CRPC in an 1-km radius of all nomination centres of panchayat elections, an official said.
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3 Shot Dead In Madhya Pradesh's Bhind Over Panchayat Poll Rivalry
Three persons were shot dead in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday allegedly due to enmity caused by last year's panchayat poll results, a police official said.
